Love of Liberty: America’s Black Patriot Series

Public talks curated around For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots that salutes African American service men and women and reveres their dedicated allegiance to the United States military. For the Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriot is an unprecedented look at the largely untold history of African American participation in America’s armed forces, from the earliest days of the Revolutionary War to the conflict in Afghanistan. This mini-series examines why, despite enormous injustice, these men and women fought so valiantly for freedoms they did not enjoy. Introduced by General Colin Powell and hosted by Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry, the film uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and acknowledge the profound sacrifices and largely ignored of African American service men and women. The films also include dramatic readings by an all-star roster of actors, including Morgan Freeman, Mel Gibson, Bill Cosby, Susan Sarandon, Lou Gossett Jr., John Travolta, Ossie Davis, Robert Duvall, Danny Glover, Sam Elliot, Delroy Lindo, Isaac Hayes, John Goodman, Ice-T and many others.

Public talks curated around For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots that salutes African American service men and women and reveres their dedicated allegiance to the United States military. For the Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriot is an unprecedented look at the largely untold history of African American participation in America’s armed forces, from the earliest days of the Revolutionary War to the conflict in Afghanistan. This mini-series examines why, despite enormous injustice, these men and women fought so valiantly for freedoms they did not enjoy. Introduced by General Colin Powell and hosted by Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry, the film uses letters, diaries, speeches, journalistic accounts, historical text and military records to document and acknowledge the profound sacrifices and largely ignored of African American service men and women. The films also include dramatic readings by an all-star roster of actors, including Morgan Freeman, Mel Gibson, Bill Cosby, Susan Sarandon, Lou Gossett Jr., John Travolta, Ossie Davis, Robert Duvall, Danny Glover, Sam Elliot, Delroy Lindo, Isaac Hayes, John Goodman, Ice-T and many others.